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My Second Life

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Grace P.

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Grace P., Teen Board member

MY SECOND LIFE is the debut novel from British author Faye Bird. The book follows 15-year-old Ana who knows that she was a girl named Emma in her past life. She has always missed being Emma, along with all of the people who Emma loved. One day, Ana encounters a woman she recognizes from her past life and must sort through the memories and emotions that emerge from this meeting. Mystery, thrills, emotions and romance ensue and will take you for quite the ride.

The right way to read MY SECOND LIFE is to pick it up and not put it back down until you finish.

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Ana struggles to live a normal life, bombarded by memories of her previous life as Emma. The worst memories are of a little girl who drowned: was Emma responsible? Consumed by guilt, Ana will do anything to uncover the past.

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Ana struggles to live a normal life, bombarded by memories of her previous life as Emma. The worst memories are of a little girl who drowned: was Emma responsible? Consumed by guilt, Ana will do anything to uncover the past.

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The first time I was born, I was born Emma Trees. I had everything to live for. But I died. I was twenty-two. 

Ana struggles to live a normal life, bombarded by memories of her previous life as Emma. The worst memories are of a little girl who drowned: was Emma responsible? Consumed by guilt, Ana will do anything to uncover the past.

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Editorial Content for Concentr8

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Concentr8

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Aliza M.

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Aliza M., Teen Board member

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In a not-so-distant future London, riots have become the norm. But when the government suddenly stops distributing Concentr8 --- a behavioral modification "miracle" drug akin to Ritalin --- the city's residents rise up fiercer than they ever have before. Amidst the chaos, five teens pick a man seemingly at random and chain him up as a hostage in a warehouse. Blaze is their leader, and Troy has always been his quiet sidekick --- the only person he has ever trusted. But even Troy didn't see this coming. None of them will ever be the same again.

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In a not-so-distant future London, riots have become the norm. But when the government suddenly stops distributing Concentr8 --- a behavioral modification "miracle" drug akin to Ritalin --- the city's residents rise up fiercer than they ever have before. Amidst the chaos, five teens pick a man seemingly at random and chain him up as a hostage in a warehouse. Blaze is their leader, and Troy has always been his quiet sidekick --- the only person he has ever trusted. But even Troy didn't see this coming, and as their story unfolds over six tense days, one thing is clear --- none of them will ever be the same again.

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In a not-so-distant future London, riots have become the norm. But when the government suddenly stops distributing Concentr8 --- a behavioral modification "miracle" drug akin to Ritalin --- the city's residents rise up fiercer than they ever have before.
 
Amidst the chaos, five teens pick a man seemingly at random and chain him up as a hostage in a warehouse. Blaze is their leader, and Troy has always been his quiet sidekick --- the only person he has ever trusted. But even Troy didn't see this coming, and as their story unfolds over six tense days, one thing is clear --- none of them will ever be the same again.
 
Told from the perspective of multiple characters in a world familiar to our own, this searing look at a group of teens who push back from the margins of society is perfect for fans of thoughtful fiction like Panic and The Program series.

Editorial Content for Up to This Pointe

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Up to This Pointe

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Cat S.

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Cat S., Teen Board member

The poet Langston Hughes asked, “What happens to a dream deferred?” More importantly, “does it explode?” It does for Harper Scott in Jennifer Longo’s UP TO THIS POINTE. Harper hasn’t prepared herself for anything outside The Plan. The Plan, so carefully constructed by Harper and her best friend Kate since sixth grade, goes off like a grenade --- for Harper, at least, who has never prepared for anything except life as a professional ballerina, just like Kate. Read More

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Harper is a Scott. She’s related to Robert Falcon Scott, the explorer who died racing Amundsen and Shackleton to the South Pole. So when Harper’s life takes an unexpected turn, she finagles (read: lies) her way to the icy dark of McMurdo Station...in Antarctica. Extreme, but somehow fitting --- apparently she has always been in the dark, dancing on ice this whole time. And no one warned her. Not her family, not her best friend, not even the boy who has somehow found a way into her heart. It will take a visit from Shackleton’s ghost --- the explorer who didn’t make it to the South Pole, but who got all of his men out alive --- to teach Harper that success isn’t always what’s important, sometimes it’s more important to learn how to fail successfully.

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Harper is a Scott. She’s related to Robert Falcon Scott, the explorer who died racing Amundsen and Shackleton to the South Pole. So when Harper’s life takes an unexpected turn, she finagles (read: lies) her way to the icy dark of McMurdo Station...in Antarctica. Extreme, but somehow fitting --- apparently she has always been in the dark, dancing on ice this whole time. And no one warned her. Not her family, not her best friend, not even the boy who has somehow found a way into her heart.

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Harper is a dancer. She and her best friend, Kate, have one goal: becoming professional ballerinas. And Harper won’t let anything --- or anyone --- get in the way of The Plan, not even the boy she and Kate are both drawn to.
 
Harper is a Scott. She’s related to Robert Falcon Scott, the explorer who died racing Amundsen and Shackleton to the South Pole. So when Harper’s life takes an unexpected turn, she finagles (read: lies) her way to the icy dark of McMurdo Station...in Antarctica. Extreme, but somehow fitting --- apparently she has always been in the dark, dancing on ice this whole time. And no one warned her. Not her family, not her best friend, not even the boy who has somehow found a way into her heart. It will take a visit from Shackleton’s ghost --- the explorer who didn’t make it to the South Pole, but who got all of his men out alive --- to teach Harper that success isn’t always what’s important, sometimes it’s more important to learn how to fail successfully.

Editorial Content for Sanctuary Bay: A Novel

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Sanctuary Bay: A Novel

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Hafsah K.

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Hafsah K., Teen Board member

SANCTUARY BAY by Laura J. Burns is a novel that most definitely took me by surprise; it’s one of the best young adult novels I’ve read in a while. Read More

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When Sarah Merson receives the opportunity of a lifetime to attend the most elite prep school in the country --- Sanctuary Bay Academy --- it seems almost too good to be true. Swiftly thrown into a world of privilege and secrets, Sarah quickly realizes finding herself noticed by class charmer, Nate, as well as her roommate's dangerously attentive boyfriend, Ethan, are the least of her worries. When her roommate suddenly goes missing, she finds herself in a race against time, not only to find her, but to save herself and discover the dark truth behind Sanctuary Bay's glossy reputation.

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When Sarah Merson receives the opportunity of a lifetime to attend the most elite prep school in the country --- Sanctuary Bay Academy --- it seems almost too good to be true. But, after years of bouncing from foster home to foster home, escaping to its tranquil setting, nestled deep in Swans Island, couldn't sound more appealing. Swiftly thrown into a world of privilege and secrets, Sarah quickly realizes finding herself noticed by class charmer, Nate, as well as her roommate's dangerously attentive boyfriend, Ethan, are the least of her worries. When her roommate suddenly goes missing, she finds herself in a race against time, not only to find her, but to save herself and discover the dark truth behind Sanctuary Bay's glossy reputation.

About the Book

When Sarah Merson receives the opportunity of a lifetime to attend the most elite prep school in the country --- Sanctuary Bay Academy --- it seems almost too good to be true. But, after years of bouncing from foster home to foster home, escaping to its tranquil setting, nestled deep in Swans Island, couldn't sound more appealing. Swiftly thrown into a world of privilege and secrets, Sarah quickly realizes finding herself noticed by class charmer, Nate, as well as her roommate's dangerously attentive boyfriend, Ethan, are the least of her worries. When her roommate suddenly goes missing, she finds herself in a race against time, not only to find her, but to save herself and discover the dark truth behind Sanctuary Bay's glossy reputation.
 
In this genre-bending YA thriller, Sanctuary Bay by Laura J. Burns and Melinda Metz, Sarah's new school may seem like an idyllic temple of learning, but as she unearths years of terrifying history and manipulation, she discovers this "school" is something much more sinister.

Andrew Chilton, author of The Goblin's Puzzle: Being the Adventures of a Boy with No Name and Two Girls Called Alice

Brimming with dragons, goblins and logic puzzles, this middle-grade fantasy adventure is perfect for readers who enjoyed THE PRINCESS BRIDE or RUMP.
 

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Editorial Content for Winter's Bullet

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Winter's Bullet

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Pranshu Adhikari

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Pranshu A., Teen Board member

Tygo, a locksmith's son, is forced by the Nazis to loot abandoned Dutch homes for valuables. Known as "The Ferret," everyone despises him, but helping the Germans is the only way he can stay alive. When he discovers a girl with a diamond in a chimney, he refuses to give her up. Instead, he turns spy and uses the jewel to find out information about Hitler's ultimate weapon. He has one shot to stop the war. Can a ferret become a hero? Read More

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Tygo, a locksmith's son, is forced by the Nazis to loot abandoned Dutch homes for valuables. Known as "The Ferret," everyone despises him, but helping the Germans is the only way he can stay alive. When he discovers a girl with a diamond in a chimney, he refuses to give her up. Instead, he turns spy and uses the jewel to find out information about Hitler's ultimate weapon.

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Tygo, a locksmith's son, is forced by the Nazis to loot abandoned Dutch homes for valuables. Known as "The Ferret," everyone despises him, but helping the Germans is the only way he can stay alive. When he discovers a girl with a diamond in a chimney, he refuses to give her up. Instead, he turns spy and uses the jewel to find out information about Hitler's ultimate weapon. He has one shot to stop the war. Can a ferret become a hero?

About the Book

Tygo, a locksmith's son, is forced by the Nazis to loot abandoned Dutch homes for valuables. Known as "The Ferret," everyone despises him, but helping the Germans is the only way he can stay alive. When he discovers a girl with a diamond in a chimney, he refuses to give her up. Instead, he turns spy and uses the jewel to find out information about Hitler's ultimate weapon. He has one shot to stop the war. Can a ferret become a hero?

January 19, 2016

This Bookreporter.com Special Newsletter spotlights a book that releases this winter. Read more about it, and enter our Winter Reading Contest by Wednesday, January 20th at 11:59am ET for a chance to win one of five copies of UNBECOMING by Rebecca Scherm, which is now available in paperback. Please note that each contest is only open for 24 hours, so you will need to act quickly!

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Editorial Content for The Goblin's Puzzle: Being the Adventures of a Boy with No Name and Two Girls Called Alice

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The Goblin's Puzzle: Being the Adventures of a Boy with No Name and Two Girls Called Alice

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Norah Piehl

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Norah Piehl

 

Andrew Chilton gleefully melds numerous fantasy elements, along with plenty of originality, in his debut novel, THE GOBLIN’S PUZZLE: Being the Adventures of a Boy with No Name and Two Girls Called Alice. Read More

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The Boy, The Goblin, Plain Alice and Princess Alice are tangled up in a sinister plot to take over the kingdom, and together they must face kind monsters, a cruel magician and dozens of deathly boring palace bureaucrats. They’re a ragtag bunch, but with strength, courage and plenty of deductive reasoning, they just might outwit the villains and crack the goblin’s puzzle. 

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THE BOY is a nameless slave on a mission to uncover his true destiny.
THE GOBLIN holds all the answers, but he’s too tricky to be trusted.
PLAIN ALICE is a bookish peasant girl carried off by a confused dragon.
And PRINCESS ALICE is the lucky girl who wasn’t kidnapped.
 
All four are tangled up in a sinister plot to take over the kingdom, and together they must face kind monsters, a cruel magician and dozens of deathly boring palace bureaucrats. They’re a ragtag bunch, but with strength, courage and plenty of deductive reasoning, they just might outwit the villains and crack the goblin’s puzzle. 

About the Book

Brimming with dragons, goblins and logic puzzles, this middle-grade fantasy adventure is perfect for readers who enjoyed THE PRINCESS BRIDE or RUMP.
 
THE BOY is a nameless slave on a mission to uncover his true destiny.
THE GOBLIN holds all the answers, but he’s too tricky to be trusted.
PLAIN ALICE is a bookish peasant girl carried off by a confused dragon.
And PRINCESS ALICE is the lucky girl who wasn’t kidnapped.
 
All four are tangled up in a sinister plot to take over the kingdom, and together they must face kind monsters, a cruel magician and dozens of deathly boring palace bureaucrats. They’re a ragtag bunch, but with strength, courage and plenty of deductive reasoning, they just might outwit the villains and crack the goblin’s puzzle. 

Calvin Coolidge

Industry, thrift and self-control are not sought because they create wealth, but because they create character.

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Calvin Coolidge

Martin Luther King, Jr.

We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.

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Martin Luther King, Jr.